1943 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1943 in Nordic music.
Events
- March – Having made her last film appearance in Nazi Germany, still declining to take out German citizenship, Zarah Leander leaves Berlin for her native Sweden.[1]
- 27 March – The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen stages the European première of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.[2]
- 29 October – Uuno Klami's Violin Concerto is premièred in Helsinki, with Toivo Haapanen conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and soloist Anja Ignatius.[3]
- unknown date
- Danish pianist and composer Herman David Koppel leaves Denmark for Sweden with his Jewish family to avoid persecution by the Nazis.[4]
- In a diary entry, Jean Sibelius expresses regret at having signed the Aryan certificate.[5]
- In celebration of Edvard Grieg's centenary, Norway's far-right governing country, Nasjonal Samling, commissions a propaganda film.[6]
New works
- Páll Ísólfsson – Veislan á Sólhaugum (The Feast at Solhaug) (incidental music)[7]
- Uuno Klami – Violin Concerto; later revised[3]
- Paul von Klenau – String Quartet No. 2[8]
- Jón Leifs[9]
- Íslendingaljóð
- 3 söngvar eftir Jónas Hallgrímsson
Popular music
- Hugo Alfvén – "Herr Olof i älvornas dans"[10]
- Anna-Lisa Frykman – "Julpolskan" (in Nu ska vi sjunga)[11]
Film music
Births
- 23 March – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish Sami artist, writer and musician (died 2001)[16]
- 10 April – Bo Hansson, Swedish progressive rock musician (died 2010)[17]
- 16 April – Erling Kroner, jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader (died 2011)[18]
- 22 July – Hans Wärmling, Swedish musician and songwriter (died 1995)[19]
- 28 August – Anne-Lise Berntsen, Norwegian soprano (died 2012)[20]
Deaths
- 1 April – Anders Hovden, Norwegian classical pianist, composer and radio personality (born 1860)[21]
- 26 May – Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist and composer (born 1864)[22]
- 23 November – Torolf Voss, Norwegian conductor and composer (born 1877)[23][24]